meteor list

List packages in your Meteor project

The meteor list command displays the packages explicitly used by your Meteor project.

Usage

meteor list
meteor list --tree [--weak]
meteor list --json [--weak] [--details]

Basic Usage

List packages explicitly added to your project:

meteor list

This shows only the packages you’ve directly added with meteor add, not their transitive dependencies.

Tree View

Show a tree of all packages including dependencies:

meteor list --tree

This displays a tree showing how packages are referenced, including all transitive dependencies.

Including Weak Dependencies

Show weak dependencies in the tree:

meteor list --tree --weak

Weak dependencies are optional dependencies that a package can use if they’re available but doesn’t require.

JSON Output

Output package information in JSON format:

meteor list --json

Detailed JSON Output

Include additional package details in JSON output:

meteor list --json --details

This includes more information about each package such as description, version, and more.

Options

--tree · boolean · default: "false"

Display a tree showing how packages are referenced, including transitive dependencies

--weak · boolean · default: "false"

Show weakly referenced dependencies in the tree or JSON output

--json · boolean · default: "false"

Output the package list in JSON format

--details · boolean · default: "false"

Add more package details to the JSON output (only works with —json)

Examples

List all explicitly added packages:

meteor list

Output:

accounts-base          1.7.0
accounts-password      1.7.0
meteor-base           1.5.1
mobile-experience     1.1.0
mongo                 1.13.0
reactive-var          1.0.11
standard-minifier-css  1.7.4
standard-minifier-js   2.7.1

Show dependency tree:

meteor list --tree

Output:

accounts-base@1.7.0
├── check@1.3.1
├── ddp@1.4.0
│   ├── check@1.3.1
│   └── random@1.2.0
└── tracker@1.2.0

Show tree with weak dependencies:

meteor list --tree --weak

Output JSON:

meteor list --json

Output detailed JSON:

meteor list --json --details

Understanding Output

Basic List

The basic list shows:

• Package name
• Package version

Only packages explicitly added to .meteor/packages are shown.

Tree View

The tree view shows:

• Package name and version
• Dependencies indented below
• How packages are connected

JSON Output

The JSON output provides structured data suitable for programmatic processing.

Package Information

To see more details about a specific package:

meteor show <package-name>

To see package information for a specific version:

meteor show <package-name>@<version>

Direct vs. Transitive Dependencies

Direct dependencies are packages you explicitly add:

meteor add accounts-password

Transitive dependencies are packages required by your direct dependencies. They’re automatically included but not shown in the basic meteor list output.

Use meteor list --tree to see both direct and transitive dependencies.

Version Information

Package versions are stored in .meteor/versions. This file is automatically managed and should be committed to version control.

Related Commands

• meteor add - Add packages to your project
• meteor remove - Remove packages from your project
• meteor update - Update packages to newer versions
• meteor search - Search for available packages
• meteor show - Show detailed information about a package